. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Old (Quebec. prospect of success, l)ut, at last, finding a narrow i)ath leadingto the lieights that overlooked the city, AVoIfe led his armyby night up to the Plains of Abraham. When morning came and the Marcpiis Montcalm, who com-manded the French, saw the British in line of battle l)eforetlie city, he (piickly led his army out of Quebec and attackedthe enemy. For a time the result was doubtful, but British THE CAPTURE OF QUEBEC. 119 LESSON.—The city was taken but Wolfe and Montcalm, the Frenchcommander, were killed. In
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Old (Quebec. prospect of success, l)ut, at last, finding a narrow i)ath leadingto the lieights that overlooked the city, AVoIfe led his armyby night up to the Plains of Abraham. When morning came and the Marcpiis Montcalm, who com-manded the French, saw the British in line of battle l)eforetlie city, he (piickly led his army out of Quebec and attackedthe enemy. For a time the result was doubtful, but British THE CAPTURE OF QUEBEC. 119 LESSON.—The city was taken but Wolfe and Montcalm, the Frenchcommander, were killed. In 1760, the army at Montreal surrendered,and in 1763, France gave up all claims to territory on the valor and discipline finally prevailed. As Wolfe fell mortallywounded, he beard the soldiers near him shouting, Theyfly, they fly! Who fly? asked thedying hero. The French, was the , said he, I die contented. The French retreated into Quebec, carry-ing with them their brave commander, whowas also wounded unto death. When toldthat he had only a few hours to live, he said,So much the better. I shall not live to General Wolfe,see the surrender of Quebec. Five days later the city sur-rendered, and, in the following year, thewhole French army at Montreal were madeprisoners of war. In 1763, a treaty was signed at gave up to England all her posses-sions east of the Mississippi, except two fish-ing stations near Newfoundland, and cededto Spain her lands west of the yielded Florida, and Louisiana eastof that river, to England. This ended all claims of theFrench to our territory. 3. LIFE IN THE COLONIES BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. When people move from one pl
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